Altuve's Rest: Astros' Lineup Shuffle

0:00On April 26th, Houston Astros star second baseman Jose Altuve sat out the starting lineup for Sunday series finale against the Yankees at Dyken Park. This March, just the second time this season, he's gotten a breather after starting 27 of the team's first 28 games, mostly at second base. Braden Shoemaker picked up in a trade with the Yankees on April 19th, grabbed his first start at second for the Astros. The team has rode out 29 different lineups in 29 games so far, with Jordan Alvarez as the only constant, batting second every time. Altuve is slashing 260, 358, 413 this year, with 3 homers and 8 RBIs, though he's cooled off lately at 1. 94 over his last 16 games. Earlier this week in Cleveland, he hit his 2000th career game, joining Astros Legends Jeff Bagwell and Craig Bigio in that club. That milestone puts him in rare air league-wide, as the third player ever, with 2000 games, a 300 career average, 2400.

1:04Hits, 450 doubles, 250 homers, 850 RBIs, and 300 steals, right there with Willie Mays and Derek. Jeter, turning 36 next month. Altuve's already logged the team high 335 games since the start of last year, and he told folks in. Spring training he wants to push for 155 this season. Smart rest now keeps the engine running strong. You've been listening to MLB News today, AI-powered baseball coverage.